Dulal Dutta
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Dulal Dutta was an Indian film editor best known for his long-standing collaboration with director Satyajit Ray on several landmark Bengali films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dulal Dutta canonical | 23 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7122028 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dulal Dutta Context triple: [Aparajito, editor, Dulal Dutta]
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A.
Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar was a legendary Indian actor and cultural icon, widely regarded as the greatest star of Bengali cinema.
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B.
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee was a legendary Indian actor best known for his long and acclaimed collaboration with filmmaker Satyajit Ray, particularly in the Apu film series and numerous other Bengali classics.
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C.
Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee was an acclaimed Indian film director known for his gentle, middle-class-centric storytelling and key contributions to the Hindi New Wave and light-hearted social comedies of the 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
Tapan Sinha
Tapan Sinha was a renowned Indian film director celebrated for his socially conscious and critically acclaimed works in Bengali cinema.
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E.
Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar was a legendary Indian film actor, celebrated as the "Tragedy King" of Hindi cinema and renowned for his intense, nuanced performances in classic Bollywood films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dulal Dutta Target entity description: Dulal Dutta was an Indian film editor best known for his long-standing collaboration with director Satyajit Ray on several landmark Bengali films.
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A.
Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar was a legendary Indian actor and cultural icon, widely regarded as the greatest star of Bengali cinema.
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B.
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee was a legendary Indian actor best known for his long and acclaimed collaboration with filmmaker Satyajit Ray, particularly in the Apu film series and numerous other Bengali classics.
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C.
Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee was an acclaimed Indian film director known for his gentle, middle-class-centric storytelling and key contributions to the Hindi New Wave and light-hearted social comedies of the 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
Tapan Sinha
Tapan Sinha was a renowned Indian film director celebrated for his socially conscious and critically acclaimed works in Bengali cinema.
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E.
Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar was a legendary Indian film actor, celebrated as the "Tragedy King" of Hindi cinema and renowned for his intense, nuanced performances in classic Bollywood films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian person
ⓘ
film editor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfRecognition | classical narrative editing in Indian cinema ⓘ |
| collaborationPeriodWith | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| collaborationPeriodWith Satyajit Ray | several decades ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bengali ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | Bengali cinema ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| industry |
Bengali film industry
ⓘ
linked to:
Bengali cinema
Indian film industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian film editing practices
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later Bengali film editors ⓘ |
| knownFor |
narrative clarity in editing
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precise editing style ⓘ rhythmic cutting ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Bengali ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| movement | parallel cinema ⓘ |
| notableFor | collaboration with Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Agantuk
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Aparajito ⓘ Apur Sansar ⓘ Aranyer Din Ratri ⓘ Charulata ⓘ Ganashatru ⓘ Ghare Baire ⓘ
linked to:
Ghare Baire (1984 film)
Jalsaghar ⓘ Jana Aranya ⓘ Mahanagar ⓘ Nayak ⓘ Pather Panchali ⓘ Pratidwandi ⓘ Seemabaddha ⓘ Shakha Proshakha ⓘ Shatranj Ke Khilari ⓘ The Apu Trilogy ⓘ |
| occupation | film editor ⓘ |
| partOf | Satyajit Ray’s regular crew ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Kolkata
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linked to:
Calcutta
|
| region | West Bengal ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the foremost editors in Bengali cinema ⓘ |
| workedOn |
black-and-white films
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color films ⓘ |
| workedWith | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dulal Dutta Description of subject: Dulal Dutta was an Indian film editor best known for his long-standing collaboration with director Satyajit Ray on several landmark Bengali films.
Referenced by (23)
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